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Learning Minds
Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program
Our global fellowship program is for researchers whose work is dedicated to improving children’s learning and development.
Learning Schools
EdTech Evidence Ecosystem
We aim to strengthen the EdTech ecosystem by encouraging greater use of evidence in investment decisions and product development and assessment.
Learning Societies
Supporting the Digitization of the Swiss Education System
We are trying to bridge the gap between evidence, policy, and practice, to ensure all children in Switzerland thrive in an increasingly digital world.
Latest news
Op-Eds
28 February 2024
Implementing a scientific approach is essential to enhance education: New African Magazine
How do we ensure we tackle learning poverty? Our Learning Societies portfolio co-lead Ross Hall, alongside Kwame Akyeampong, Professor of International Education and Development at the Open University and Co-chair of the Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel (GEEAP), recently tackled this question in an opinion piece for New African Magazine. The piece is a response […]
News
26 February 2024
The Jacobs Foundation mourns the passing of Heinrich Ursprung
We are saddened to hear of the passing of Heinrich Ursprung, who passed away on 17 February 2024 (aged 91). Heinrich was a member of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees from 1995-2003. As former President of ETH Zurich, President of the Swiss School Board, and State Secretary for Science and Research, he had a profound influence […]
Podcasts
12 February 2024
Our new podcast series: Evidence in Practice
In our special two-part podcast series ‘Evidence in Practice,’ you can hear from some of our previous Klaus J. Jacobs Best Practice Prize nominees and winners with the co-leads of our Learning Societies Portfolio, Gelgia Fetz Fernandes and Ana Cubillo. They sit down to discuss the real-life challenges of using evidence in practice and hear […]